The Fight Against Fascism Isn’t Over
“We’re talking about a heavily armed populace that’s self traumatizing through its own mythology,” says author Shaney Burley. In this episode of “Movement Memos,” Kelly Hayes talks with Burley about…
Teaching Through COVID Was Grief-Filled. I Hope It Pushes Us to Dream Bigger.
It seems appropriate that the 2020-2021 school year in Portland, Oregon, began amid toxic smoke from the catastrophic wildfires that blanketed many parts of the state for almost two weeks.…
Republicans Are Vocally Opposed to Democracy, From Texas to Myanmar
A vicious military coup d’état took place on February 1 of this year in the nation of Myanmar. Parliament was preparing to convene after a November election that saw Aung…
Robin Kelley: Business Interests Fomented Tulsa Massacre as Pretext to Take Land
There is so much grieving that Black people have yet to do. The grammar of our suffering from anti-Black racism has yet to be fully created. As we currently deal…
Manchin Is Showing He Considers Filibuster More Important Than Voting Rights
To Sen. Joe Manchin’s utter surprise, Senate Republicans killed the commission to investigate the January 6 Capitol attack on Friday, employing their first filibuster of this congressional session to do…
Dismantle NYC’s Mass Surveillance Project — Start With Jail Recordings
Mass public surveillance is becoming a threat in everyday life, with big tech corporations digitally tracking our every move. For incarcerated people, surveillance is even more intrusive. In the last…
After Texas Walkout, Sanders Says Senate Democrats Must Pass Voting Rights Bill
Applauding Texas Democrats for taking coordinated action to stymie a far-reaching GOP attack on voting rights, Senator Bernie Sanders on Monday said lawmakers in the U.S. Senate must show “the…
UN Human Rights Head Urges End to Violence After Troops Deployed in Colombia
United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights Michelle Bachelet responded to the Colombian president’s decision to deploy thousands of troops after a month of protests by calling for an end…
Texas Democrats Walk Off House Floor to Block Voter Suppression Bill
Texas Democrats blocked final passage of a Republican-authored voter suppression bill late Sunday by abruptly walking off the state House floor, denying the chamber’s GOP majority the quorum necessary to…
GOP Bill Would Turn Trump Admin Guidance on “Dark Money” IRS Filings Into Law
Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) is moving to protect “dark money” donors by supporting a bill that would continue concealing their identities from the Internal Revenue Service. The “Don’t…
